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Carrying amount as of the balance sheet date of capitalized construction costs of homes for future sale.

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The net carrying amount as of the balance sheet date of the sum of the various components of an operative builder's inventory, including finished homes. Operative builders primarily consist of entities that develop land, construct residential homes and commercial and industrial buildings thereon, and sell them to home buyers and operators of the commercial and industrial properties.

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Carrying amount as of the balance sheet date, net of valuation allowances and impairment losses, of costs of land expected to be developed in the near term plus capitalized costs of development, for purposes of selling completed units to home buyers or commercial or industrial entities..

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Carrying amount as of the balance sheet date of interest costs that were capitalized to properties under development during the land development and construction period of a project, and which are included in inventory.

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
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Inventories (Schedule Of Inventories) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2018	Jun. 30, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017	Sep. 30, 2017	Jun. 30, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Inventories [Abstract]
Homes under construction	$ 1,158,072		$ 869,554
Land and land development	625,253		479,038
Capitalized interest	51,572	$ 47,797	41,762	$ 40,212	$ 35,668	$ 28,935
Total inventories	$ 1,834,897		$ 1,390,354